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P. PEDERSEN.-

BED.

I APPLICATION FILED AFR. 24, 1916.

LQMRSQD Patented May 1, 1917.

' subject the peculiar and PETER PEDERSEN, 0F NEWELL, IOWA.

BED.

memes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May it, 191?.

Application filed April 24, 1916. Serial No. 93,185.

, T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1. PETER Pnnnnsnn, a of the King of Denmark, residingat Nowell. in the county of Buena Vista and State of Iowa, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Beds, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention pertains to camp beds, of the type in which theflexible bedbottom is so connected with lazytongs members that foldingof the bed will be attended by the formation of a plurality of dependingloops by the flexible bottom, which loops may be utilized to neatly holdthe bed clothes, so that the bed may be completely folded with the bedclothes in it, and when the bed is opened the bed clothes will be inproper position for use, and it consists in advantageous constructionhereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the bed open or extended.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the folded bed.

Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged fragmentary views illustrative of theconnections between the bottom and the lazytongs members.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings. y

The supporting sides of the bed are formed by two series of lazytongsmembers 1 the said members being pivotally-connected by rivets 2 orother devices suitable to the purpose.

Fixed to the members 1 at the foot end of the bed is a. panel 3, whilehinged to the members 1 at the head end is a panel 4. This panel 4 isadapted when the bed is open, to rest against the upper ends of themembers 1 referred to and serves as a pillow support. The said panel 4is also adapted when the bed is closed or folded, Fig. 2, to rest on theupper ends of all the members 1 and constitute aconvenient seat or asupport for books, ornaments, etc. Extending between and connected atits ends to the panels 3 and 4 is the flexible bed bottom This bottom 5is preferably of heavy canvas calculatedto take the place of the springand mattress usually employed on bedsteads. The longitudinal edgeportions of the bottom 5 are formed into loops or barrels 6, and in saidbarrels are arranged 1ongitudinally-disposed and spaced bars 7. whichare preferably of wood and circular in cross-section. This arrangement.constitutes a strong and durable connection of the bars 7 to the bottom5, and the bars 7. in turn. are connected with the upper portions of thelazytongs members 1 through the medium of eyes 8 which are fixed to thebars 7 and the bottom 5, and eyes 9 which are connectcd to the lazytongsmembers and are interlocked with the eyes 8 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.In the present embodiment of my invention. the eyes 8 complementary tothe bars 7 are comprised in wire sections which are each bent into theform of a figure 8 as shown in Fig. 4; a portion of each wire sectionbeing carried through the canvas and secured in a circumferential groove10 of one bar 7-as illustrated. Also. the eyes 9 are carried by shanks11, which constitute rivets for the upper portions of the lazytongsmembers 1.

\Vhen my novel' bed is folded and the lazytongs members are broughtti'igether in compact relation as shown in Fig. 2, the bars 7 are causedto assume upright positions with the result that the bottom 5 forms aplurality of depending loops, Fig. 2.. adapted to neatly hold the bedclothes so that when the bed is opened to the position shown in Fig. 1the bed clothes will rest in position for use.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that my novel bed is inexpensivein construction and easily operated. and that it embodies no delicateparts such as are likely to get out of order after a short period ofuse.

By reference to the lower portion of Fig. 2, it will be noticed thattransverse braces 12 are interposed between the lower parts of the innerlazytongs memb rs of the two side series so as to lend adequatestiffness and strength to the bed. The said transverse bracesrespectively comprise a cross bar 13 fixed between opposite lazytongmembers 1. and diagonal struts 14 each fixed at one end to the innerside of a lazytong member 1 and at its opposite end to the upper side ofthe cross bar 18 at an intermediate point in the length thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

In a camp bed, the combination of lazytong side supports, a flexiblebottom disosed between said side supports and having its longitudinaledges formed into barrels wise series 1n said barrels or loops of thebottom and separated by intervening spaces and havin circumferentialrooves at their middles, wn'e sections, of 8- orm, extending through thewalls of the barrels or loops and having eyes disposed in said groovesof the longitudinal bars and also having eyes exterior of the barrels orloops, and eyes interlocked with said exterior eyes and having shankswhich constitute rivets for the upper portions of the lazyton sidesupports.

' In testimony whereofI ave hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

PETER PEDERSEN.

Witnesses:

NmLs Bmnsre,

JAMns E. BROWN.

